1. Seagate HDD's are very bad, high chance of breaking down within the first 1-2 years.
2. Picked a better PSU for you, I'd never recommend the Corsair Builder Series
3. 7850 has more performance for less money

1. Seagate HDD's are very bad, high chance of breaking down within the first 1-2 years.
2. Picked a better PSU for you, I'd never recommend the Corsair Builder Series
3. 7850 has more performance for less money

I actually had the WD HDD you picked out on there first. then I switched it to the seagate, for the price diff.
I'd seen seagate recommended before, never dealt with them myself. But I'll take your word for it.
Same with the corsair. I know they have some good parts. figured the PSU might be worth it.

But thank you guys on the input!! I'll check out the 7850 for sure.

I'm kinda a novice builder. So I need some fine tuning. But it at least looks like I'm on the right track!

I don't know why the HAF X is the go to case for most builds. It's not a quality case, it's not build friendly and it's larger then most builds need.

Anyways, I assume you meant CM HAF 912 when you said "I might get a CM HAF 219 instead just for price."
Definitely a more appropriate case. Go for it and ditch the HAF X. However, it should be noted that with that setup, should you try adding a side panel fan you may run into issues with space when utilizing the CM Hyper 212 Evo in this particular case.

I don't know why the HAF X is the go to case for most builds. It's not a quality case, it's not build friendly and it's larger then most builds need.

Anyways, I assume you meant CM HAF 912 when you said "I might get a CM HAF 219 instead just for price."
Definitely a more appropriate case. Go for it and ditch the HAF X. However, it should be noted that with that setup, should you try adding a side panel fan you may run into issues with space when utilizing the CM Hyper 212 Evo in this particular case.

the haf 912 is a decent case for the money..its pretty big but i would argue against it not being build friendly. super easy to work with. for an extra 20$ there are some really nice cases though.

edit: oops misread that:P yea the haf 912 is very nice for the money, i wouldnt go for the haf x. its effing huge.

well the 2500k must of went up, but just in case if you are located by a microcenter, they are 159.99$ and they might still even be running the 50$ off a z68 mobo when purchased together.

I'd get a bit more upto date than z68 and 2xxx core I series. Like z77 and core I 3xxx which really shouldnt fluctuate the price very much.

the z68, price wise, for basic gaming is just fine. And with me overclocking the 2500k to probably 4.5ghz, it'll run a LOT cooler than ivy bridge. So i'd end up spending more on a cooler.

Originally Posted by BruceG87

I don't know why the HAF X is the go to case for most builds. It's not a quality case, it's not build friendly and it's larger then most builds need.

Anyways, I assume you meant CM HAF 912 when you said "I might get a CM HAF 219 instead just for price."
Definitely a more appropriate case. Go for it and ditch the HAF X. However, it should be noted that with that setup, should you try adding a side panel fan you may run into issues with space when utilizing the CM Hyper 212 Evo in this particular case.

The HAF X case is the goto case because of the size. With GPU's getting bigger each year. not all cases can fit them in. Like the Radeon HD 5970 for example. Even in this huge case, it's got about half an inch of space between it, and the drive bays. Imagine shoving that in a case half that size. Also, if I put a few more fans in there. Temps would NEVER be a problem. And for people wanting liquid cooling. It's already got pre-drilled holes for the tubes to run.

Originally Posted by jmacphee9

the haf 912 is a decent case for the money..its pretty big but i would argue against it not being build friendly. super easy to work with. for an extra 20$ there are some really nice cases though.

edit: oops misread that:P yea the haf 912 is very nice for the money, i wouldnt go for the haf x. its effing huge.

well the 2500k must of went up, but just in case if you are located by a microcenter, they are 159.99$ and they might still even be running the 50$ off a z68 mobo when purchased together.

yes it is a nice case. My girlfriend doesn't realize how huge it is. I tried to explain to her the case is 30lbs on its own. But apparently it has the "its pretty though!!" factor... bah.

But no, there isn't a microcenter in town. i wish there were, I've seen alot of incredible deals for "in-store" only.

The HAF X case is the goto case because of the size. With GPU's getting bigger each year. not all cases can fit them in. Like the Radeon HD 5970 for example. Even in this huge case, it's got about half an inch of space between it, and the drive bays. Imagine shoving that in a case half that size. Also, if I put a few more fans in there. Temps would NEVER be a problem. And for people wanting liquid cooling. It's already got pre-drilled holes for the tubes to run.

Cases such as Fractal Arc Midi/Define R4 and Corsair cases have removable hard drive bays. The graphics card length is a non issue if you buy a Mid Tower that supports extended graphics cards. Newegg has videos for several popular cases that may show maximum graphics card length allowed in a specific case.

The 5970 was a $600 part since it was dual GPU, unless you're going to go all out on the graphics card, it should be a non issue for you. On the other hand, if your girlfriend likes the way the case looks, thats a legitimate reason for purchasing a specific case.